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Tom Sharkey – Heavyweight
Record: 29-1-1 (25)
Title bouts: 2-0 (2)
Country: Ireland
Age: 27
Next title fight: #8 Mexican Pete Everett - May 7, 1900 (Historical bout)
(The real champion was James Jeffries, currently ranked #2 in the PBR)

Philadelphia Jack O’Brien – Light Heavyweight
Record: 19-2 (5)
Title bouts: 2-0
Country: United States
Age: 22
Next title fight: #1 Joe Choynski – April 22, 1900
(The real champion was N/A, first was in 1903)

Jack Lalor – Middleweight
Record: 18-2-1 (8)
Title bouts: 1-0 (1)
Country: South Africa
Age: 25
Next title fight: #8 Frank Craig - February 28, 1900
(The real champion was Tommy Ryan, retired from the PBR)

Jim Franey – Welterweight
Record: 28-3-3 (21)
Title bouts: 1-0 (1)
Country: United States
Age: 27
Next title fight: #3 George Cole – January 26, 1900
(The real champion was Matty Mathews, currently ranked #13 in the PBR)

Joe Gans – Lightweight
Record: 37-0 (21)
Title bouts: 2-0 (2)
Country: United States
Age: 26
Next title fight: #2 Billy Ernst – January 5, 1900
(The real champion was Frank Erne, currently ranked #6 in the PBR)

Tim Hegarty – Featherweight
Record: 30-4-1(10)
Title bouts: 2-0 (1)
Country: Australia
Age: 25
Next title fight: #2 Solly Smith – February 8, 1900
(The real champion was Terry McGovern, currently ranked #1 in the PBR)

Jimmy Barry – Bantamweight
Record: 36-0 (16)
Title bouts: 2-0 (1)
Country: United States
Age: 30
Next title fight: #5 Jack “Kid” Madden – June 1, 1900
(The real champion was Harry Harris, currently ranked #1 in the PBR)